AFTERBURN: Red 5 Comic Adaptation Lands Dave Bautista, J.J. Perry To Direct
In an update six years in the making, Day Shift helmer J.J. Perry has been announced to adapt Red 5 Comic publication, Afterburn for the big screen. Perry replaces Carter and The Villainess director Jung Byung-gil who was previously attached to direct the film which at the time cast Fallen franchise star Gerard Butler. Instead, that spot now goes to Dave Bautista who reteams with Perry once more following their recent completion on hitman thriller, The Killer’s Game for Lionsgate. Casting also includes Samuel L. Jackson for the film which, according to Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman, will go before the EFM floor in Berlin beginning next week, with Black Bear handling world sales and CAA Media Finance launching domestic. Per Wiseman, Afterburn “is set ten years after a solar flare has wiped out technology across the globe. Bautista will play ex-soldier Jake who works as a treasure hunter recovering valuable objects […]